Half Dome Bowl

Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

If you exit back to Highway 91 by skiing down the gulch, be sure to keep left as it starts to mellow out to avoid hitting the Ten Mile Creek before the road crosses it.

Take a careful look at your options as you hike up the ridge of Half Dome and pick out your line. There are a number of chutes in the bowl that all funnel into a couple main exits. All the lines look like a lot of fun. The main hazards are dealing with cornices (30'+) and cliff bands.

The bowl faces northeast, so the mix of indirect sunlight and wind loading makes for good snow. Also, it's very easy to lap by skinning back up the northwest-facing chute to the skier's right at the bottom.